The 18" Paiste Masters Dark Crash Cymbal is dark, warm, and smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery feel with a quick response. Very rich, mystic dark crash sound. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents in semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells.
A note from Paiste: "Due to the one-of-a-kind, handcrafted manufacturing process of the Paiste Masters Series cymbals, customers may encounter hammer marks of different sizes and shapes, casting marks, and oxidation color marks. Paiste assures all Master Series cymbals to be of the utmost quality which has defined the Paiste sound for over a century."